Recreating history

                        Talking of image overhauls, this man's in for a major one, too. Just
                        what is Shah Rukh Khan up to, these days? Well, recreating history,
                        with the Santosh Sivan period movie, Ashoka The Great.

                        So what's different. Did you ask? Well, just about everything, for the
                        Khan will sport none of the trademark leather jackets, shoes and
                        sunglasses that one associates with him. The costume drama, his
                        first, is being produced by own banner, Dreamz Unlimited, and is also
                        a love story with history shimmering in the backdrop. Will Khan and
                        Sivan depict history in all its authenticity? It's hard to say, just yet,
                        which is why historians in Madhya Pradesh are crying themselves
                        hoarse demanding the film's shoots be banned forthwith. Historians
                        may or may not be well known for their progressive outlook, but
                        surely, the gentlemen in this case know there is such as thing as
                        poetic license? So what if duo create an entirely fictional Ashoka -
                        who's to deny them right to do so?

                        Sivan, meanwhile, has been all praise for the Khan. "He runs Dreamz
                        Unlimited with a big heart. Not only does he want himself to profit
                        from it but everyone associated with it." That's big praise, coming
                        from Sivan.

Real Name :     Shahrukh Khan
                        Occupation : Actor
                        Date of Birth : November 02, 1966
                        Place of Birth : Delhi, India
                        Sign : Scorpio
                        Education : ******
                        Relations : Wife : Gauri; Son : Aryan(1 year)
                        Fan Mail : Shree Amrit, Co-op Society, 15th Carter
                        Road, Bandra, Mumbai 400 050.